Implement for capping and decapping cartridges



(No Model.)

J. H. GILL.

IMPLRMRNT RoR GAPPING AND DRGAPPING CARTRIDGES. E No. 257,860. Patented May 16, 1882.

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I 'UNTTED' STATES JABEZ H. GILL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

PATENT Greece.

IMPLEMENT FOR CAPPING AND DECAPPINGCARTRIDGES.'

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 257,860, dated May 16, 1882.

Application filed January 2l, 1882.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JABEZ'H. GILL, ofthe city of Philadelphia, State ot' Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Implements for Capping and Decapping Cartridges used in Sporting and Military Arms; and I do hereby declare that the'following specification, when taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is such a full, clear, and exact description ofthe sameas will enable others skilled in the art to which my elevation, partly in section, and representing a modification of one of its parts.- Fig. 3 is a front elevation, and Figs. 4 and 5 are views of portions of the implement shown detached.

The implement is constructed with two handles, A and B, which are pivoted together, like those ofthe ordinary pinchers or pliers, as represented in Figs. 1 and 2. The front end ot' the one handle, B, is provided with an enlargement or head, I, having a recess, c, in its lower face, and with a central hole extending from said recess through the head, in which is seated aplunger or punch, C, provided at its upper end with a milled head, it being also provided with a screw-thread fitting a corresponding thread in the head I, as shown iu Fig. 2, whereby the punch can be made to protrude, as represented in Figs. l and 3, or be withdrawn, as represented in Fig. 2, as may be desired. The other arm, A, at its front end is provided with a rigid pendant or bar, A, at right angles to the arm, andwhich at its lower end is provided with a transverse hole for the reception ot a journal, In Fig. 4 the lower portion ot' this pendant A is shown in perspective anddetached to more clearly illustrate its construction and show the rib or pro- 5o jection c, which serves as a stop to limit the movement of a certain part, as hereinafter ex- (No model.)

plained. I then construct a piece, F, with a `journal, b, to titin the hole in the lower end ofthe pendant A', and which piece Fis either provided wit-h a socket for the reception ofthe stud D, as represented in Fig. 1, or which may be made in the form ot a sleeve, as shown in Fig. 2, as may be preferred. 'It' made as shown in Fig. 1, I then provide a stud or round bar, D, slightly tapered at each end, so as to t snugly in the socket in the jonrnaled piece F, as represented in Figs. 1 and 8. This bar or stud D has a central recess, f, made in each end, as shown in Fig. 5,' and one end is provided with a small pin, which protrudes beyond the end of the stud, as shown. When the stud D is placed in the socket in the piece F (which, as before stated, is journaled to the pendant A) the stud D can be swung to one side, asindicated by the dotted lines in Fig.3, its movement being limited by the stop c; or it can be swung to a vertical position until it strikes the stop c,in which case its nl'eper end will be brought directly under the head I of the arm B.

It will be observed that the stud D, when constructed as shown in Figs. 1, 3, and 5, can

be reversed end for end and heldin its socket, it heilig designed to be used one end upto remove the primer from the shell and the other end up to insert a primer, as hereinafter described. I', however, the piece F be made in the form of a sleeve, as represented in Fig. 2, then the stud D, instead of being reversible, may be made adjustable,longitudinally in the sleeve by ascrew-thread or otherwise, and be made to answer the same purposes. By screwing it up so that the pin d will protrude beyond the end ot' the sleeve F it will serve to punch or push the primerout of the shell; and when screwed down so that the pin (l is below the endot' the sleeve the parts will be in proper condition to receive and hold a shell while the primer is being inserted. Either-form may be used, as may be preferred.

In order to adapt the implement to cartridgeshells of different sizes, I provide a sleeve, E, which is of the proper size to slip over the stud D or the sleeve F, according as one or the other may be used, and which is preferably slit lengthwise, so it can be readily slipped on or ofi', and yet have sutlicientfriction to hold it IOO securely' in place when on. By providing a series of these detachable sleeves E it will be `seen that the implement can be used to cap or it can be set to limit the movement of the arms,

and thereby insure the setting of the primers at a uniform depth, and at the same time prevent an accidental explosion by driving the primer with force against the anvil in the pocket oi' the shell or in the primer itself', according as the one or the other arrangement of primer may be used, both being common.

It will of course be readily understood that the mechanical details may be varied more or less without changing the essential features ot' my invention. For instance,instead ofthe stops e and e', a slot or recess of thel proper length lmay be made in vthe face of the pendant A' or in the face-of the piece F, and a pin be iitted in the other part and made to move in said slot or recess, and thereby limit the swinging movement of the stud D. So, too, instead of using a screw-thread i'or adjusting the stud D in the sleeve F, an L-shaped slot may be made in the part F, in which a pin or screw secured to the stud D may move, and thus lock the stud up when raised or let it down when desired. The construction shown is, however, thought to be best.

The method ot' using the implement will readily be understood by persons familiar with the art. 'lo remove a primer, the stud D is swung to one side, as indicated by the dotted lines, and a shell is slipped thereon, the stud being arranged with its pin d uppermost, after which it is swung back, so as to bring the shell under the head I of the arm B. The plunger or punch C, having been screwed. back, as indicated in Fig. 2, the arms are then pressed together, which causes the head I to press on the head ot' the shell, driving it down 'on the stud D, and thereby causing the pin dto penetrate the vent-hole in the head of the shell, and, com ing in contact with the primer, to push it out ot' the pocket in the head of the shell. To iusert a primer, the stud D is reversed so as to bring its 'recessed end uppermost, and the plunger or punch G is screwed down, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. A shell is then placed on the stud, as before, a primer is placed in the mouth of the pocketot'the shell, the stud swung back under the head I, when, the arms being pressed together, the punch c is brought down upon the primer, thereby forcing it into the pocket'ot' the shell to the required depth.

It will ot course be understood that if the device be constructed as shown in Fig. 2, in-

stead ot' reversing the 'stud for these operations, it will simply be adjusted up or down.

'lo adapt the implement to be used as a bench-tool, it is only necessary to provide it with suitable means for securing it to the bench or to any fixed object, and this is such an obvious matter to any skilled mechanic that it is not deemed necessary to further describe it.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim isl. The arm B,provided with the head I, having the recess c and adjustable punch C, in combination with the arin A, provided with the pendant A', having the support or sleeve Fjournaled to its lower end, with the revcrsible or adjustable stud D, said parts being constructed and arranged to operate substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with the pivoted arms A B, the stud D, provided with the detachable spring-sleeve E, said stud D beingjournaled to the pendant A of the arm A, the ,construction and arrangement being substantially as shqwn and described.

3. In combination with the arm B, provided with the head I and adjustable punch C, the arm A, having the holding socket or sleeve F journaled thereto, as shown, and the stud D, provided with the detachable sleeve E, all arranged forjoint operation as set forth.

f JABEZ H. GILL.

WVitnesses:

J. J. OREILLY, I). W. LYON. 

